Shingle holder



C. C. HARTER.

SHINGLE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.5,1921.

Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

UNITED ear-Lani" orFicE.

CHARLES C. HABTEB, OE MABSHALLTONN, IOWA.

SHINGLE HOLDER.

To aZZ i /zom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHAnLns C. Hnnrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at iiiarshalltown, in the county of Marshall and. State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Shingle Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The object or my invention is to provide ashingle holder of simple, durable and inexpensive construction.

More particularly my invention relates to a device for holding a pack of shingles in position so that they may be cut with a saw diagonall or otherwise so that they may be used for hip roofs or the like.

It will be understood that in sawing shingles diagonally it is desirable to saw a number of them at the same time so that they may be uniformly out.

My device is adapted to engage and hold a number of shingles together so that they may be cut at any angle desired; the parts being so arranged that a holder device is provided for securely engaging the shingles.

Still another object is to provide a device in which the holder may be quickly moved to various positions for use with piles of shingles of various heights.

Still another object is to provide a swing ing holder, the knee or" the operator being used in holding the free end of the holder in position over a pack of shingles so that they may be cut diagonally or otherwise.

lVith these and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more full set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a saw horse with my improved holder shown thereon.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the yoke member of my device taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical. central, sectional view taken through my device; and

Figure at is an end elevation of a portion of my device.

In the accompanying drawings I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate the Specification of Letters Patent. Pal-sa ted B1 21, 1922, Application filed April 5, 1921.

Serial No. 458,852. 7

upper support or a saw horse to which my device may be secured.

My device consists of a yoke member A having side walls 11 and 12 and a connecting portion 13 for connecting the upper ends of the side walls 11 and 12. The lower ends of the walls 11 and 12 are bent in, the same direction and at right angles to the walls 11 and 12 so as to form flanges. 14 and 15.

The flanges 14 and 15 are provided with openings through which are extended bolts 16. The bolts 16 extend through the sup port 10 for securely holding the yoke A to the support 10.

The walls 11 and 12 are provided with a series of registering openings through which are extended the bolts or pins 17, as clearly shown in Figures 2 and l of the drawings. The bolts 17 are provided with heads on one end and nuts 18 on the opposite end.

The side wall 12 of the yoke A is arranged so that its outer surface is substantiall flush with one of the edges of the support 10. The purpose of this arrangement will be hereafter more fully set forth.

A holder device consisting of a flat bar or the like 19 is provided with a plate 20 at one of its ends. The plate 20 is secured to the bar 19 by means of the screws 21. In place of the bolts 17 rivets may be used having a head on one end and having their other end riveted or mashed.

One end of the plate 20 extends beyond the edge of the bar or holder 19 and is curved as at 22; clearly shown in Figure 3 ot the drawings.

In Figure 1 of the drawings T have sh own a pile of shingles 23 resting upon the sup port 10. and in engagement with the holder device.

In the practical operation of my device the shingles are placed on the support 10 and the holder device is placed thereupon and the curved portion 22 ot the plate 20 is moved into engagement with one of the pins 17.

The operator in sawing the shingles 23 places his knee upon the free end of the The portion of the shingle that is not used is placed so that it projects over the edge of the support 10, while the portion of the shingle that is used is held between the support and the holder device;

The flange 14 on the side wall 12 is bent inwardly rather than outwardly so as to leave the edge of the support adjacent to the side wall 12 free for movement ofthe saw.

The holder device engages the shingles at a point substantially adjacent to the path of cutting so as to p're\*ent any possible slipping of the shingles.

The device is very simple, is capable of engaging piles of shingles of various heights and is yer efficient.

Some changes may be made in the coin struction and arrangement of the parts of my machine Without de artin from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claim, any modified aims of structure or use-of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention: 7

A shingle holder including a support, a yoke member fixed upon said support, ar ranged transversely thereof and having one of its sides arranged flush with one edge of the support, a plurality of-spaeed pins connecting the sides of said yoke member, a lever adapted to have one end inserted under one of said pins and to extend longitudinally of said support whereby shingles or the like may be held under said lever nextto the yoke member and the other end of said leve r may be forced downwardly for clamping said shingles at any angle for sewing, the yoke member being fastened to the support by means of legs bent away from the side, which is flush with the edge oi the support.

Des Moines, Iowa, March 26th, 1921.

CHARLES C. HART ER. 

